Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda
was developed after his death by Robert Hewitt Wolfe from notes he had
left, at the request of Majel Barrett Roddenberry. Robert had earlier
worked on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. It was filmed in Vancouver and
produced by Tribune Entertainment with Fireworks Entertainment.

The
concept of a lone good man trying to rebuild a decent society is a
recurring one for Roddenberry shows. Earth: Final Conflict, Genesis II
and Planet Earth come to mind. The alien make-ups are more extreme than
Trek's were, and the spaceship design is sleek and beautiful. The
storylines were complex and on-going, even after RHW left in mid-season
two, although many fans felt there was a dumbing down to accommodate
the more casual viewer of the syndicated show and give the Dylan Hunt
character the lion's share of the storylines. However, the
frequent use of violence in the episodes would not have pleased Gene at
all. That was not how he saw humanity in the future.

My
thanks to the people who created The Andromeda Wiki,
which has been an invaluable resource while I was creating these pages.
Also thanks to those who created the now-defunct Andromeda website
AndromedaTV.com, with its excellent episode synopses, desktop downloads
et al. It is sadly missed. Recommended reading - Sailing the Slipstream
by Jill Sherwin, the
unofficial and unauthorised guide to the show. If you can track down a
copy.

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